2012 CENTERSPREAD CONTEST


Each year, we look for exciting images that capture the drama of railroading. Once again, our readers answered the challenge! From modern main lines to vintage recreations, there were many great images for the judges to consider. Thanks to everyone who entered, and congratulations to the winners!


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OPPOSITE: “Linking 13 Great States with the Nation,” a hot shot local traverses the South Branch of the Potomac River at Moorefield, W.Va., with freight bound for Petersburg. Special thanks to the South Branch Valley Railroad and Potomac Eagle Scenic, as well as Lerro Productions for this ticket ride to 1958 to witness the B&O in its glory. This is a zoom pan at 1/5th second taken on June 23, 2010. — MITCH GOLDMAN


ABOVE: Morning fog lifts over a yard full of tank cars on Canadian National’s former Illinois Central yard in Destrehan, La., on October 16, 2011. — WES CARR


LEFT: Nickel Plate Road No. 765 is rolling through the Michigan farm lands as passen- gers are treated to a sunset while riding the 2010 Fall Color Tour sponsored by the Steam Railroading Institute. — SAVANAH HORNER


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